Kevin Spacey Accused Of Sexual Assault, Reveals He’s Gay

Kevin Spacey is facing heavy backlash after actor Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery) accused the House Of Cards star of sexually harassing him at a party in 1986. Rapp was reportedly 14 years-old while Spacey was 26-years-old at the time.

Rapp told Buzzfeed NewsSpacey “picked me up like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold. But I don’t, like, squirm away initially, because I’m like, ‘What’s going on?’ And then he lays down on top of me.”

He continued, “I saw on the counter next to the sink a picture of him having his arm around a man. So I think on some level I was like, ‘Oh. He’s gay. I guess.’ Then I opened the door, and I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to go home now.’ He followed me to the front door of the apartment, and as I opened the door to leave, he was leaning on the front door[frame]. And he was like, ‘Are you sure you wanna go?’ I said, ‘Yes, good night,’ and then I did leave.”

Spacey responded to Rapp’s claims by deflecting from the allegations and coming out as gay in a problematic social media post.

“Coming-out stories should not be used to deflect from allegations of sexual assault,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD told the Hollywood Reporter. “This is not a coming-out story about Kevin Spacey, but a story of survivorship by Anthony Rapp and all those who bravely speak out against unwanted sexual advances. The media and public should not gloss over that.”